MODEL PAPER FOR ADMISSION TO CLASS PRE O LEVEL

(ENGLISH)
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s)
Q. (1) MARK THE CORRECT RESPONSE: [30]
1. If it ______________, we will not be able to get home.
A) rains B) will rain C) rained D) if it had rained
2. My mother _____________ meat from the butcher once a week.
A) is buying B) has bought C) buys D) will have bought
3. If I had taken part, I ________________ the prize.
A) had won B) would have won C) would be winning D) shall win
4. Did luke ________ in the marathon last Sunday?
A) run B) ran C) running D) runned
5. He promised to himself that he ___________ study harder in future.
A) will B) would C) could D) might
6. When I was in school, I used to _________________ very fast.
A) ran B) run C) running D) be running
7. One of my family members ______________ arriving from abroad next week.
A) will B) is C) are D) was
8. Unless I prepare very well, I ________________ in exam.
A) will not succeed B) will succeed C) may succeed D) can succeed
9. They played hockey last Saturday, __________ they?
A) don't B) didn't C) does D) did
10. You won't leave me here all alone, ______ you?
A) will B) won’t C) can’t D) can
11. Use of official ___________ for personal letters is discouraged by the chief clerk.
A) stationery B) stationary C) stationry D) stationaries
12. This special ______________ has all the good things we need.
A) sale B) sail C) sell D) cell
13. They have chosen a beautiful __________ for the location of the new airport.
A) sight B) site C) cite D) scene
14. He got ___________ a good reference from his old supervisor and got the new job in Texas.
A) quite B) quiet C) quit D) quiete
15. My sister and ______________ may return on Monday.
A) I B) mine C) me D) my
16. I apologized to the man _____________ was chased by my dog.
A) which B) that C) who C) whom
17. There aren't _____________ biscuits left. I just ate the last one!
A) any B) many C) much D) some

18. The maid was reluctant to do her chores because she was dissatisfied with her wages.
The underlined word means:
A. willing B. unwilling C. helpless D. ashamed
19. Only transparent bags were allowed in the examination. The underlined word means:
A) see through B) Polythene C) expensive D) light in weight

20. Everyone in our group feels you are very arrogant and therefore will not invite you to the party. The
underlined word means:
 A. ignorant B. stupid C. selfish D. proud
21. The incident here this evening has distressed Harry so much that he is now ill. The underlined word
means:
A. upset B. moved C. thrilled D. pestered
22. Sita’s frequent visits to the library takes a great deal of her time. The underlined word means:
A. occasional B) far C) regular D) timely
23. What do you call a book about a person's life written by himself?
A) biography B) article C) autobiography D) report
24. If a country buys a particular item from other country, it is called:
A) export B) donation C) support D) import
25. If I am wearing a multicolored shirt, how many colors am I wearing?
A) One B) three C) Four D) Many
26. Make up your __________ and do what is necessary.
A) mind B) heart C) motive D) way
27. Where there is a will, there is a __________.
A) path B) means C) way D) road
28. After the reunion, the goat began licking its ______________.
A) calves B) cubs C) kids D) pups
29. My cousin could not win the contest ________________ he made a lot of efforts.
A) for B) because C) however D) although
30. There is only ___________ water left; you will have to bring more.
A) a little B) a few C) much D) most

(READING COMPREHENSION)
Q. 2. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: [10 Marks]
Every one of us produces garbage of one kind or another. Getting rid of trash is big business. In large cities,
millions of dollars are spent each year on getting rid of our garbage. Some of the garbage is thrown into
the sea. Some is burnt or buried under the ground. Every year we need to find about 800,000 cubic metres
of empty land just to bury the garbage. This garbage is not only expensive to get rid of but it also damages
the environment in some ways. First of all, although a lot of garbage is buried in the ground, some of it
gets blown about in the wind. Second, there is the problem of bad smell. Then there is the problem of rats
and insects that look for food in the garbage. Also, when garbage is burnt poisonous gases are given off
into the air. Another problem is that the garbage thrown into the ocean will pollute the water. Although
we may not see the results of this pollution ourselves, we must consider the damage done to the
environment.

1) How do we produce garbage? [2]

2) What causes poisonous gas in the atmosphere? [2]
3) In what ways is garbage disposed of? [2]
4) State TWO ways in which garbage damages the environment. [2]
5) Which another word in the passage means garbage: [2]

Q. 3 Change the following into SINGULAR or PLURAL: [5]

i) Mischief ii) Bus iii) Latch iv) Lice v) Geese

Q. 4 Give the opposite words of the following: [5]

i) late ii) heavy iii) interesting iv) wide v) expensive
Q. 5 Write the comparative and superlative of the following:
i) late ii) hot iii) modern iv) far v) swift [5]

Q. 6 Fill in the blanks with suitable PREPOSITIONS: [5]

i. He hasn’t smoked _______ many years.
ii. I am looking _______ my keys.
iii. They are afraid _______ losing the match.
iv. I am going to stay _______ home this weekend.
v. I am quite familiar ________ their culture.
Q. 7 (A) Change the following into INTERROGATIVE: [5]
i. He doesn’t want to change his behaviour.
ii. She wants nobody to stay unhappy.
iii. A friend of mine wants to visit me this evening.

B) Change the VOICE of the following:

iv. The washing machine ruined my shirt.
v. The students are writing their English papers.

Q. 8 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: [5]

a) I _________ him at the station yesterday afternoon. (meet)
b) He loves ________ people in trouble. (help)
c) He doesn’t like to be ________ harshly. (treat)
d) Her mother ___________ in Victoria for the past five years. (live)
e) Travelling ________much easier and more comfortable in the past hundred years. (become)

Q. 9 (A) Fill in the blanks with articles (a/an/the) correctly. Where there is no article required, put
a cross (X) in the blank. [5]

“I always carry ____ umbrella when it rains. Yesterday, when I was out, it began raining
unexpectedly. I, immediately, found ______ shelter to avoid being wet. Also, there were _____ few
more passers-by stood with me under _______ shelter. We remained there for _____ hour or so.
Meanwhile, ______ man asked me if I had ______ cell phone. I nodded and handed in my phone
to him. ______ man talked over _____ phone for _____while and then returned it to me with a
thankful smile.”

(B) Add punctuation marks and capital letters correctly. [5]

“long ago in Africa a poor man worked for as a farmer he complained so much that the king heard
about it why are you always complaining the king asked how much hard I work I never earn extra
money I shall always be poor complained the man but are you honest asked the king of course I am
honest replied the man”

Q. 10 COMPOSITION: Write an essay of at least 200 words on any ONE of the following: [20]

1. Write a narrative on: ‘Something I wish I had’,

OR ‘When I woke up, everything was different’.
2. Write an essay on: ‘The value of discipline in life’
OR ‘The Importance of sports in a student’s life.

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 CADET COLLEGE PETARO
MODEL PAPER For Admission to CLASS-PRE -O
Time: 01 Hr MATHEMATICS Max. Marks: 100
SECTION-A [ 80 marks]
Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. Factorize 16x2 − 36y2 completely?

2. Solve the simultaneous equations: 2x + 3y =10 ; 4x + 6y = 21?
3. A car takes 2 hours to reach a destination by running at a speed of 60 km/hr. How long will
it take when the car runs at a speed of 80 km/hr ?
4. Express 0.052 639 81 correct to 5 significant figures.
5. What must be added to (3 – 4x + 5x2) to give (9x2 + 11x – 13)?
6. If x2 + 5x = 5, find the value of x(x2 + 5x) + x2
7. Given that x is an odd number, find the sum of the next three consecutive odd numbers in
terms of x.
OR
Given that AOB and FOD are straight lines and ∠EOC = 90°, ∠BOC = 22°, ∠EOD = 3x°,
and ∠AOF = 4x°, find:
(a) x, (b) ∠COD, (c) ∠AOE.

8. Siew Pei has a rectangular sheet of paper 84 cm by 126 cm. She needs to divide it evenly
into
squares, each as large as possible. Find:
(a) the length of the side of each square
(b) the total number of squares
OR
A sequence is 3, 4, 6, 10, 18, ….
(a) What are the next two terms in this sequence?
(b) Starting at 17 and counting by 7s, a student counts 17, 24 and so on. What are the
5th and 6th numbers that will be counted?

SECTION-B [20 marks]

 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS :
1. What is the speed in m/s of a car that travels 30km in 20 minutes?
A: 1500 m/s B: 150 m/s C: 90 m/s D: 540 m/s E: None of these
2. Jo bought a used car for $6000 and paid 15% deposit. How much did he still have to pay?
A: $900 B: $5000 C: $4500 D: $5100 E: None of these
3. Which is the longest distance?
A: 3500cm B: 65.5m C: 75000mm D: 15.5m E: 0.1km
4. If 2 fligs make a flog and 3 flogs make a flug, how many fligs in 12 flugs?
A: 72 B: 17 C: 36 D: 34 E: None of these
5. Concrete is made by mixing screenings cement and sand in the ratio 3:1:15. How much sand
would be needed to make 125 tonnes of concrete?
A: 27 tonnes B: 33.75 tonnes C: 45 tonnes D: 75 tonnes E: None of these
6. How many students studied for 6 hours or less per week?
A: 9 B: 18 C: 15 D: 12 E: None of these
7. Two six sided dice are thrown together. What is the probability that a total of 10 is thrown?
A: 1/6 B: 1/12 C: 1/2 D: 5/6 E: None of these
8. Simplify the surd 3 56 completely
A: 12 14 B: 5 14 C: 6 14 D: 6 28 E: None of these
9. Sam bought a car valued at $7700. One year later the car’s value had decreased by 2/7. What
is the new value of the car?
A: $2200 B: $5500 C: $9900 D: $4400 E: None of these
10. Expand and simplify (3a − 5b)(3a + 5b)
A: 9a − 25b B: 9a + 25b C: 2 2 9a + 25b D: 2 2 9a − 25b E: None of these

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. An angle that measures between 90 and 180 is called

2. The numbers 2,3,5,7,11,13,17….. are called______________.
3. If the average of 2x and 4x is 12, then x =____________________.
4. 1/2 of 0.2 percent equals _____________________________.
5. The cost of a television set is raised from $600 to $624.The percentage Increase is_______
6. Dividing the sum of 4 and –6 by –2, we obtain ________.
7. The total surface area of a solid cylinder of radius 8 cm and height 14 cm is_____ cm².
8. If x = y2, then y is called the _________ of x.
9. A diagonal that passes through the origin of circle is called ___________________.
10. The circular region of a cylinder is _______________ to each other.